International Journal of Academic Management Science Research (IJAMSR)   Year: 2019 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 10 | Page No.: 1-7 Does Human Resources Management Practices Affects Bank Performance: An Empirical Study of Iraqi Banks Hind Salman Elias, Azhar Naima M Abstract: The current study examined the relationship of HRM practices and bank performance. Moreover the mediation of employee satisfaction was also tested. A sample of 83 participant was selected from Iraqi banking sector. The data was collected using a close ended questionnaire. The data was analyzed using SPSS. The study findings suggest a significant role of all four HRM practices on organizational performance directly and through the mediation of employee satisfaction. The result found the hypotheses to be supported and the results were discussed in line with the previous study. The importance of HRM practices is found in organizational performance. Hence companies should work over better HRM practices. Future researches can be done employing mixed method research to develop the in-depth understanding of the phenomena. Moreover a comparative study can be performed to understand the relationship in different cultural contexts.